Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

An old high school friend of mine that I re-connected with on Facebook has been stating her son loves vegan whoopie pies. Truthfully, I had to look up what a whoopie pie was.

I am from Wisconsin, and I had never heard of anything like them. I searched all over the internet looking for a recipe. I just had to make them because they sounded really good. Although, I didn’t need to make the vegan variety.

Looking online, I was able to find a number of recipes, however, there were so many variations and I didn’t even know where to start.

During a phone conversation with my best friend, I brought up the fact I wanted to make some whoopie pies and she said she was going to ask her mother who had made them for years for her recipe.

I waited for a few weeks and then I received a phone call back. It came at the right time! Only days before Valentine’s Day.

Mix 1 stick of butter, 1 egg and the 18.25 oz red velvet cake mix together. The mix will not be liquid like a standard cake mix. Instead, it will be on the crumbly side but moist.

Use a 1.5 Tablespoon cookie scoop to mold your cookies shapes and keep the same shape. Place them on a non-greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. The tops will look a little glossy when finished baking. Remove from the oven and let sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes to cool. Then transfer to a cooling rack to completely cool.